Today Pastor Tom attacked a poor defenseless eggplant! OK, so it was a comment about the absurdity of seeing God in the sliced eggplant. I dunno, just look at that picture , it sure looks like the letters G-O-D, so maybe that is not so absurd. Fine, I'll peel away one more layer and agree with Tom that finding a message in an eggplant is odd. But, the problem only exists with literalist nature of calling this a miracle. that is, claiming that God is speaking through the vegetable. But wait a minute, Tom, are you claiming that God cannot use a part of creation to speak to us of the glory of God? That sounds a bit like saying that there are limits to God's power.
Can God only speak through humans? (What about Balaam's donkey?) Can God only speak through the Bible? (God couldn't use the Koran or the Tao Te Ching to bring truth into the world?)
These lines are tricky to draw. Maybe God is simply still speaking...perhaps even through an eggplant.
Blog you later,
Pastor Ian
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Can You See the Irony?
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Isn't there a church who's slogan is "God is Still Speaking"? ;-]
Yes, the United Church of Eggplants :-p
You know, I may be looking for a new church with a more "earthy" take on things. That might work for me <;-)
Ooo, an emoticon battle :@}
Seriously, valuing good questions is the key, and some churches make that impossible, while others encourage it.
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